acct.

American

abbreviation

account.
accountant.

Example Sentences

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Nash will pick some of us out to take their place and it is a cinch I will be picked out on acct. of knowing all about the drills etc.

From Treat 'em Rough Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer by Crerie, Frank

I have drawn a bill of £14,760-9-5"—nearly $74,000—"on acct. of sundries furnished Indians by Maj.

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Severance, Frank H.

I fear they are too many for us to acct. for before they go Bad.

From The Sandman: His Sea Stories by Horne, Diantha W.

Binns, £3 on acct. of widow of Hamilton.

From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William

Sir: I have received your Letter giving me an acct. of the Hardships your poor Soldiers are exposed to.

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 4, April, 1884 by Various

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